overcautious in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for overcautious in the English»Italian Dictionary

overcautious [Brit əʊvəˈkɔːʃəs, Am ˌoʊvərˈkɔʃəs] ADJ

overcautious

eccessivamente cauto, prudente

Translations for overcautious in the Italian»English Dictionary

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eccessivamente cauto

overcautious

peccare per eccesso di generosità, di prudenza

to err on the side of generosity, caution, to be overgenerous, overcautious

overcautious in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for overcautious in the English»Italian Dictionary

overcautious [ˌoʊ·vɚ·ˈkɑ:·ʃəs] ADJ

overcautious

fin troppo cauto, -a

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He refused to elaborate, failing to clarify if he had been terribly flamboyant and overcautious.

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Stung by the criticisms, the courts and cops become overcautious.

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Of course, it is not perfect: its officials can be overcautious, resistant to change, and unable to see beyond rigid adherence to tedious rules of procedure.

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You might expect the answer to involve overcautious health and safety regulation.

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As a result, there is a risk that the new database will lead to censorship, where controversial but legal material is removed as a result of an overcautious approach.

arstechnica.com

Most of these are overcautious and misapplied, and put us off from using our own common sense about the proper storage and preparation of food.

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When pushed even further the government says they are simply being overcautious given the unpredictable nature of blockades - but at the same time, the severe rationing is aggravating two phenomena.

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I think they were erring on the side of being overcautious.

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It felt to me that she was overcautious.

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Executives reacted with fury to what they argued were unnecessary restrictions introduced by overcautious safety watchdogs.

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